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Olympic Games highlights global inequity in COVID-19 vaccination progress

July 5, 2021
With the rescheduled 2020 Olympic games set for July and August this year, the low vaccination rates in Japan and the impending influx of local spectators to the events could...

New topological superconductor could fill critical component gap in quantum computing

June 18, 2021
A newly discovered superconductor could have enormous impact on quantum computing. The relative sensitivity of qubits - the elementary units of quantum computers - has raised challenges with reliability when...

Combining classical and quantum computing opens door to new discoveries

June 17, 2021
New approaches are needed to lay the pathway to efficient and effective quantum computing. Now, researchers have discovered a new and more efficient computing method for pairing the reliability of...

New dipping solution turns the whole fish into valuable food

June 16, 2021
When herring are filleted, more than half their weight becomes a low-value ‘side stream’ that never reaches our plates – despite being rich in protein and healthy omega-3 fatty acids....

SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?

June 10, 2021
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions like plastic and can be broken down naturally after use. Inspired by spiders webs, the polymer...

Free webinar: Testing imported pets to mitigate emerging disease threats

June 9, 2021
With the demand for pets rising dramatically over lockdown, and the number of illegal imports keeping pace, the veterinary sector is concerned that the risks for zoonotic disease transmission resulting...

Record quantum entanglement rates: A step closer to the Quantum Internet

June 2, 2021
In a landmark step for quantum communications, researchers have achieved record entanglement rates of two multimode quantum memories located in different labs separated by 10 meters, and heralded by a...

Staying ahead of the bacteria: A new weapon in the anti-bacterial arms race

June 1, 2021
In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to give human medicine the edge, in part by revealing bacterial weaknesses and potentially by...

EV design concept capable of 30% longer range

June 1, 2021
Automotive innovation start-up has revealed a patented design concept for an electric vehicle capable of travelling up to 30% further than current EVs on the market. More compact, more streamlined,...

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